Industrial / Manufacturing Rankings
Industrial / manufacturing engineering involves improved productivity and efficiency. These are the top undergraduate schools where the highest engineering degree offered is a doctorate.
- In-state tuition and fees:
- $10,098 (2012-13)
- Out-of-state tuition and fees:
- $29,402 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 13,948
- Setting:
- urban
Atlanta, GA
Founded in 1885, Georgia Institute of Technology is a public institution. Georgia Institute of Technology follows a semester-based academic calendar and its admissions are considered most selective.
- In-state tuition and fees:
- $13,437 (2012-13)
- Out-of-state tuition and fees:
- $39,109 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 27,407
- Setting:
- city
Ann Arbor, MI
University of Michigan--Ann Arbor is a public institution that was founded in 1817. The school has 48.0 percent of its classes with fewer than 20 students, and the student-faculty ratio at University of Michigan--Ann Arbor is 16:1.
- In-state tuition and fees:
- $11,767 (2011-12)
- Out-of-state tuition and fees:
- $34,645 (2011-12)
- Enrollment:
- 25,885
- Setting:
- urban
Berkeley, CA
The University of California—Berkeley overlooks the San Francisco Bay in Berkeley, Calif. Students at this public school have more than 700 organizations to get involved in, including more than 55 fraternity and sorority chapters.
- In-state tuition and fees:
- $9,900 (2012-13)
- Out-of-state tuition and fees:
- $28,702 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 30,776
- Setting:
- city
West Lafayette, IN
A public institution, Purdue University--West Lafayette was founded in 1869. Purdue University--West Lafayette offers a Greek system, where 7.0 percent of the student body is involved in a sorority and 10.0 percent is involved in a fraternity.
- Tuition and fees:
- $41,787 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 6,988
- Setting:
- suburban
Stanford, CA
The sunny campus of Stanford University is located in California’s Bay Area, about 30 miles from San Francisco. The private institution stresses a multidisciplinary combination of teaching, learning, and research, and students have many opportunities to get involved in research projects.
- In-state tuition and fees:
- $8,505 (2012-13)
- Out-of-state tuition and fees:
- $25,035 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 39,867
- Setting:
- city
College Station, TX
Founded in 1876, Texas A&M University--College Station is a public institution. Texas A&M University--College Station follows a semester-based academic calendar and its admissions are considered more selective.
- Tuition and fees:
- $43,779 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 8,475
- Setting:
- suburban
Evanston, IL
Northwestern University is a private school in Evanston, Ill., about 30 minutes outside of Chicago. Undergraduate students have more than 70 options for majors or can design their own non-traditional degree program.
- In-state tuition and fees:
- $16,444 (2012-13)
- Out-of-state tuition and fees:
- $28,746 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 38,954
- Setting:
- city
University Park, PA
Pennsylvania State University--University Park was established in 1855 as a public institution. Pennsylvania State University--University Park follows a semester-based academic calendar and its admissions are considered more selective.
- In-state tuition and fees:
- $10,384 (2012-13)
- Out-of-state tuition and fees:
- $26,634 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 30,367
- Setting:
- city
Madison, WI
A public institution, University of Wisconsin--Madison was founded in 1848. University of Wisconsin--Madison offers a Greek system, where 8.0 percent of the student body is involved in a sorority and 9.0 percent is involved in a fraternity.
- In-state tuition and fees:
- $10,930 (2012-13)
- Out-of-state tuition and fees:
- $25,320 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 23,700
- Setting:
- rural
Blacksburg, VA
Virginia Tech has a total undergraduate enrollment of 23,700, with a gender distribution of 58.2 percent male students and 41.8 percent female students.
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